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VideoA Swiftie half? Fans flock to London pub namechecked by US star
"The Black Dog" was a quiet London pub until it became a pilgrimage site for Taylor Swift fans who identified it from a song on the US megastar's latest album.Dewmi Fernando, a 23-year-old tourist from Singapore joined the faithful flocking in growing numbers to the bar in Vauxhall, south London.She braved the rain to pose in front of the pub's brick front topped with "The Black Dog" signage, and next to a blackboard where the pub's manager has written the lyrics to "The Black Dog" in chalk.In t
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Schwarzenegger Confirms He 'Started' Rivalry With Sylvester Stallone In Joint Interview
The former action titans of Hollywood famously competed throughout the '80s and '90s — to insidious, baffling and often quite hilarious results.
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VideoEU Parliament head warns of disinformation in upcoming election
STORY: "It is something that we have warned about for a long time. In fact, it is not just a threat," Metsola told Reuters in an interview.She spoke just as information emerged that German authorities arrested an aid to an EU lawmaker on suspicion of espionage for China.Metsola said she expected disinformation to feature "very heavily" in the June 6-9 vote to select the next five-year parliament.She listed Russia, China and Iran as potential sources of disinformation, but also inside the EU, wit
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VideoGermany to resume funding UNRWA Palestinian agency
STORY: Germany plans to resume funding of the UN Palestinian agency, or UNRWA.That's according to a statement from the country’s foreign and development ministries on Wednesday (April 24).Earlier this year, Israel accused hundreds of UNRWA staff of being military operatives in so-called terrorist groups in Gaza.A number of countries including the U.S. and Britain then paused payments to UNRWA, a severe blow to the agency that provides education, health and aid to millions of Palestinians in Gaza
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Biden Signs Ukraine, Israel Aid Package That Could Also Ban TikTok
The president requested the money in October, but it was held up for months because of opposition from Donald Trump and House Republicans.
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VideoLawmaker releases peace dove in EU parliament
STORY: Miroslav Radacovsky, an MEP for the 'Slovak Patriot' party which he also leads, carried the dove in a small bag hidden under his suit jacket."Europe needs peace," Radacovsky said in Slovak and English after releasing the dove.
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VideoGaza Strip could reach famine in six weeks, WFP says
STORY: "We are getting closer by the day to a famine situation," said Gian Carlo Cirri, Geneva director of the WFP.A U.N.-backed report published in March said that famine was imminent and likely to occur by May in northern Gaza and could spread across the enclave by July. On Tuesday, a U.S. official said the risk of famine in Gaza, especially in the north, was very high.Cirri was speaking at the launch of a report by the Global Network Against Food Crises, an alliance of humanitarian and develo
